noun, plural podiums, podia [poh-dee-uh] /ˈpoʊ di ə/ (Show IPA) 1. a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, for a public speaker, etc. 2. Architecture.

3. . 4. a counter or booth, as one at an airport for handling tickets or dispensing information. 5. Zoology, Anatomy. a foot. 6. Botany. a footstalk or stipe. 1. a combining form meaning “footlike part” of an organism, used in the formation of compound words: monopodium; pseudo-podium. /ˈpəʊdɪəm/noun (pl) -diums, -dia (-dɪə) 1. a small raised platform used by lecturers, orchestra conductors, etc; dais 2. a plinth that supports a colonnade or wall 3. a low wall surrounding the arena of an ancient amphitheatre 4. (zoology)

combining form 1. a part resembling a foot: pseudopodium n.

1743, “raised platform around an ancient arena,” also “projecting base of a pedestal,” from Latin podium “raised platform,” from Greek podion “foot of a vase,” diminutive of pous (genitive podos) “foot” (see foot (n.)). Meaning “raised platform at the front of a hall or stage” is from 1947.

[pod-uh-kahr-puh s] /ˌpɒd əˈkɑr pəs/ noun 1. any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Podocarpus, of tropical and semitropical regions, especially P. macrophyllus, which is cultivated as an ornamental.

pododynamometer pod·o·dy·na·mom·e·ter (pŏd’ō-dī’nə-mŏm’ĭ-tər) n. An instrument for measuring the strength of the muscles of the foot or leg.

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